Osage County, MO real estate

Market data, tax and rent figures from the 2024 Census survey.

Median home value

$223,300Median home value · Census

Property tax rate

0.59%Below state avg 0.85%Median bill $1,307/yr · Census

Median rent

$6392-bed $714Per month · Census

30-yr mortgage rate

7.24%Freddie Mac weekly average

What the numbers say

Osage County, MO real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

Homeowners in Osage County pay a median of $1,307 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $223,300, an effective rate of about 0.59%. The Missouri average is 0.85%, which makes Osage County the #29 lowest-tax of 115 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $639 a month, and $714 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 29 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $223,000 home here comes to about $1,419 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $61,000 a year (the median household here earns $76,681).

Monthly payment on a typical home

$1,419/mo
  • Principal & interest$1,217
  • Property tax$109
  • Insurance (est.)$93

$223,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed

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Rents in Osage County by bedrooms

Studio$55134% below state
1 bedroom$52838% below state
2 bedrooms$71430% below state
3 bedrooms$79235% below state
4 bedrooms$1,3754% below state

Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.

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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole county; individual homes vary. For information only.